GUI history
85 videos · History of the graphical user interface: Xerox PARC, Alto, Smalltalk, Macintosh, Windows, NeXT, Lisa, desktop metaphor, history of UI design.
2:08:02Alto System Project: Dan Ingalls demonstrates Smalltalk
1:40:53The Mother of All Demos, presented by Douglas Engelbart (1968)
17:33Alan Kay's tribute to Ted Nelson at "Intertwingled" Festival
15:09Mouse Cursor History (and why I made my own)
5:11The Lost 1984 Video: young Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh
35:09NeXTSTEP Release 3 Demo
1:37:45Alan Kay: Doing with Images Makes Symbols (Full Version)
19:20Ivan Sutherland Sketchpad Demo 1963
1:56:07Eric Bier Demonstrates Cedar
29:16SYMBOLICS S-PACKAGES 3D GRAPHICS AND ANIMATION DEMO
8:42Xerox Star User Interface (1982) 1 of 2
2:52Macintosh 1984 Promotional Video - with Bill Gates!
13:43Symbolics Lisp Machine demo Jan 2013
1:17:21The GUI should be better. A lot better.
18:44The Smalltalk-80 Programming System
16:48Yesterday's Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto │Smalltalk-76 Demo
14:55The Incredible Machine (1968)
13:59Liber Indigo - Metaphysical Prisoners of the Desktop
9:52Star7 Demo
2:45:31Alan Kay Interview (1990)
1:33:47Oral History of Adele Goldberg
1:001984 Apple's First Macintosh Commercial
7:05Susan Kare demonstrating the Macintosh Interface in 1984
26:52The Computer Chronicles - Hypercard (1987)
4:18BLIT: an early Windowed Graphic Interface from Bell Labs - AT&T Archives
2:20:15The Final Demonstration of the Xerox 'Star' computer
10:35LGR Tech Tales - General Magic: Creating the Cloud
5:51Susan Kare explains Macintosh UI ergonomics on the Computer Chronicles (1984)
1:14:16Upgrading From Windows 1.0 to Windows 8 On Actual Hardware
10:2304.Secret History of Microsoft Bob
1:00:10A Vision of New Age with Alan Kay 1988 (VPRI 0224)
14:02Computers for Cynics 2 - It All Went Wrong at Xerox PARC
1:04:06The Augmentation of Douglas Engelbart | Full Documentary
1:21:58The Xerox Alto: A Personal Retrospective
15:23GENESYS: An Interactive Computer-Mediated Animation System
42:38VCF East: Xerox Star vs. Apple Lisa
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1:49:34Ted Nelson -- Computers for Cynics [full version]
1:20:38MacPaint Interview and Demonstration, with Bill Atkinson and Andy Herzfeld
1:57:00Origins of the Apple Human Interface
52:41Alto System Project: Larry Tesler demonstration of Gypsy
18:49Internal NeXT video (1991)
30:02Lisa: Steve Jobs’ sabotage and Apple’s secret burial | FULL DOCUMENTARY
55:27Some Reflections on Early History by J.C.R. Licklider (VPRI 0093)
9:50Chain of Fools : Upgrading through every version of windows (HQ)
37:38Bliss - The Story of Windows XP’s Famous Default Wallpaper
1:02:13The Rise of Microsoft Windows Part 1: Windows 1.0
2:49Longhorn concept
3:00:23Oral History of Larry Tesler, part 1 of 3
26:44Config 2024: In defense of an old pixel (Marcin Wichary, Director of Design, Figma) | Figma
8:01Xerox Star User Interface (1982) 2 of 2
24:01Justin Falcone: The Origin of HyperCard in the Breakdown of the Bicycle for the Mind
9:35Macworld San Francisco 2000-The Mac OS X Introduction (Pt.1)
1:01Xerox Parc - Office Alto Commercial
7:19Documents as User Interfaces Video Demo
1:47:53The Apple Lisa: The Machine That Invented the Mac | Full Documentary #apple50
9:41How Steve Jobs got the ideas of GUI from XEROX
19:17SYMBOLICS CONCORDIA ONLINE DOCUMENTATION HYPER TEXT MARKUP 1985
36:56UIST 2019 Visions - Michel Beaudouin-Lafon: A World Without Apps
11:54Alternate Reality Kit by Randall Smith at Xerox PARC 1986 (VPRI-0131)
3:56CreativeLive Asks Photoshop Experts to Open Photoshop 1.0
2:54:30Interview with Alan Kay
1:37:13GUIと歩んだ75年 ～私の見てきたユーザーインターフェース～【アラン・ケイ 氏】POST Dev 2025｜ニジボックス主催
2:04:07History of The Graphical User Interface (GUI): A Wonderful Curse
1:51:31CHM Live | Yesterday's Computer of Tomorrow: The Xerox Alto
6:18PARC scientist Larry Tesler recalls Jobs' famous Xerox visits
51:52Notes on Icons and Design with Susan Kare
54:04Video Ethnography of "ICARUS " on the Xerox Alto
24:30Bill Atkinson: Polaroids showing the Evolution of the Lisa GUI
32:55Magic Cap Introduction Demo 1/6/94
1:14:54Clippy: The Unauthorized Biography
16:35The World Premiere of the Amiga (1985, Andy Warhol, Debbie Harry)
36:42Bill Atkinson | Lisa Source Code
1:07Windows 1.0 with Steve Ballmer (1986) (HQ, 60FPS)
56:32Microsoft Windows 95 video Guide with Jennifer Aniston and Matthew Perry
1:11:16VCF East XI -- Ted Nelson
19:49BeOS Demo Video
7:48Apple and Steve Jobs' Biggest Mistakes Ep 1 - The Macintosh
1:57:42CHM Live | Insanely Great: The Apple Mac at 40
3:59Blit Terminal (1982)
10:21The First Tiling Window Manager - Siemens RTL Tiled Window Manager (released in 1988)
10:29Xerox Alto Restoration Part 16 - our disk goes down, the Alto connects to Google and draws fractals
1:55Atari 8-bit GUI: Low-level GFX Rewrite
28:42The Computer Chronicles - Windows 3.0 (1990)
4:04The Blit - The first Unix graphical multi-programming terminal by Rob Pike and Bart Locanthi
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